Posted by admin | Posted in Employee Wellness, wellness program | Posted on 23-07-2010
The type of investigation you pick depends on when you do it and the type of information you collect.
This section describes when to use three types – formative, process and summative examinations.
During the Developing Stage
Use formative investigations in the planning stages to ensure that your health promotion program is based on solid information. These investigations also help you to create effective and appropriate materials and procedures.
Examples of formative investigations include –
• records of senior level management commitments to the health promotion program
• employee interest surveys
• worksite environmental assessments
• pre-testing of health promotion program materials
During Your Program
A process analysis is used when the program is underway. These examinations help you –
• Track what is going well and what is not (and how to revise your wellness program)
• determine if you are reaching the workforce you want to reach
• describe the initiative to others
• monitor who’s participating in the initiative
During or After Your Program
Summative investigations happen when the initiative is already in place or completed. Use this type of investigation to measure what workforce like about the initiative and what could be improved.
All three kinds of examinations are useful. The evaluation you choose depends on the time and financial resources you have available.